Related Mcqs:

1. Heat transfer by conduction results due to the transfer of free electrons, kinetic energy & vibrational energy from one molecule to another. Conduction heat transfer cannot take place____________________?

   A. Between two bodies in physical contact with each other
   B. Between two bodies not in physical contact with each other
   C. From one part of a body to the another part of the same body
   D. Both B & C

2. Resistance to heat flow by conduction is proportional to (where, t & ρ are thickness & density of the material respectively and A = area normal to the direction of heat flow.) ?

   A. t
   B. 1/ρ
   C. 1/A
   D. All A., B. & C.

3. In case of heat flow by conduction for a cylindrical body with an internal heat source, the nature of temperature distribution is_________________?

   A. Linear
   B. Hyperbolic
   C. Parabolic
   D. None of these

4. In case of heat transfer by conduction in a hollow cylinder, ______________ mean area is used to calculate the heat transfer rate?

   A. Geometric
   B. Arithmetic
   C. Logarithmic
   D. Either A., B. or C.

5. Arithmetic mean area can be used in heat transfer problem to calculate the heat flow by conduction through a cylinder which is ____________________?

   A. Thin walled having the value of Ao Ai/< 2
   B. Thick walled
   C. Having the value of Ao/Ai > 2
   D. Both B. and C.

6. Steady state one dimensional heat flow by conduction as given by Fourier’s low does not assume that_______________?

   A. There is no internal heat generation
   B. Boundary surfaces are isothermal
   C. Material is anisotropic
   D. Constant temperature gradient exists

7. Air is to be heated by condensing steam. Two heat exchangers are available (i) a shell and tube heat exchanger and (ii) a finned tube heat exchanger. Tube side heat transfer area are equal in both the cases. The recommended arrangement is________________?

   A. Finned tube heat exchanger with air inside and steam outside
   B. Finned tube heat exchanger with air outside and steam inside
   C. Shell and tube heat exchanger with air inside tubes and steam on shell side
   D. Shell and tube heat exchanger with air on shell side and steam inside tubes

8. A 10 cm dia steam pipe, carrying steam at 180°C, is covered with an insulation (conductivity = 0.6 W/m.°C). It losses heat to the surroundings at 30°C. Assume a heat transfer co-efficient of 0.8 W/m2.°C for heat transfer from surface to the surroundings. Neglect wall resistance of the pipe and film resistance of steam. If the insulation thickness is 2 cms, the rate of heat loss from this insulated pipe will be__________________?

   A. Greater than that for un-insulated steam pipe
   B. Less than that of the un-insulated steam pipe
   C. Equal to that of the un-insulated steam pipe
   D. Less than the steam pipe with 5 cms insulation

9. Extended heat transfer surface like fins are used to increase the heat transfer rate. Fin efficiency is defined as the ratio of heat transferred across the fin surface to the theoretical heat transfer across an equal area held at the________________?

   A. Surrounding temperature
   B. Average temperature of the fin
   C. Temperature of the fin end
   D. Constant temperature equal to that of the base

10. Conduction occurs in the buffer zone for a fluid flowing through a heated pipe, only when Prandtl number is________________?

    A. 0.1
    B. > 1
    C. < 1
    D. 1